Finger pointing and sniping....out of control

i agree with ryan... why can't we just all get along..

Again I'll pop in a quote from ye olde Doc John that seems, to me, applicable here: </font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
...I'd encourage you to ignore folks you don't much care for on the community. Not everyone is going to get along with everyone else here -- that's not a reasonable expectation to have with thousands of members. But I do encourage everyone to respect one another here and treat each other how we ourselves would like to be treated. Some people follow these suggestions better than others.... post #70652

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Doc John's words were in response to a chat issue I think but after reading them a number of times it was the best response I could come up with for this thread before it gets locked.

namaste

A positive post in regards to this issue...3 statements that make me think...maybe they will make you think too.

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A simple friend thinks the friendship over when you have an argument. A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight.
--Unknown

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson


True friendship starts the moment one person says to another, 'What? You too? I thought I was the only one!
--Unknown

Well said Erin and zh

Did Alice take the red pill or the blue one?

LOL Didn't she take the white one?

Hey, I tried my damndest to post a warm fuzzy but I couldn't get it to work. I'm sorry for what happened to your thread.

Hey everyone, this thread was started as a plea that we stop the arguing in the forums.

It's pretty sad that it was quickly turned into yet another argument.

Can we please stop rehashing the same arguments over and over again in the forums, and work on getting along? We all need to agree to disagree on some things, and try to keep the peace here. Arguing more and more about it will NOT bring anyone to an agreement. I think that's clear by now. Let's respect eachother's opinions and let the arguing die.

Thank you,
Angela

Hey, I have NO CLUE how this go to where it is, but let's all have a Coke and a smile

Make mine a Diet Pepsi.

dr pepper?

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I think a lot of us have lost sight of Doc John's vision

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I don't know how the ship got so far off course. That was never my intention. I totally agree with Doc John's words, and that's why I posted what I was feeling.

Popcorn anyone??

Thanks Angela... I tried to say that a while back and I agree that it is sad.

Ryan

Sure, I'll share some popcorn with you, oh wait, I don't eat popcorn anymore. I'll pass.

mmmmmmmmmmm, popcorn

COKE! (the pop that is!) and no popcorn for me either *wispers* it gives me gas

there are certain people in the forums who clash... just like in real life. i dont share popcorn or pepsi with people i dont like so ill pass on that offer, even though you know as well as i do that it wasnt offered to me ....
so as you said you came here to get your emotions off your chest.. nobodys tryin to stop you do that , as far as i know.....and we dont have to like each other to both be here either.
ill stay on my side of the room if youll stay on your side...
as far as the PM thing you mentioned, i think thats hypocritical of you to suggest ... just knowing what things have been tossed back and forth and discussed in public chat, and the simple fact that you initiated this thread.
you said you feel like youve been coming into a "war zone"... but it seems that maybe youve brought a few guns of your own....
i think it is still possible for us to get along peacefully, ill ignore you , you can ignore me...and we will get along ...so to speak....as long as nobody "rips the tape from my mouth" in chat... (and if you guys reading this dont know what i mean then you werent there so it doesnt matter.)
so you wanna shake on this dolfin girl, or what?!

Well, since I was the only one who talked about Pepsi, I guess you don't like me either. I guess things have changed cuz that's not what you told me in chat awhile back when we were talking. So, now that I know how you feel, I'll keep my distance from you and won't offer you anymore advice or support since it obviously isn't wanted from me anyway.

no, angel girl, i made that reply specifically to dolfin girl... i DONT have any reason to not like you angelgirl.
i just called it pepsi instead of coke by mistake....

(just cuz i prefer pepsi i guess)

no, angel girl, i made that reply specifically to dolfin girl... i DONT have any reason to not like you angelgirl.
i just called it pepsi instead of coke by mistake....

(just cuz i prefer pepsi i guess)

Thanks for the clarification but can't we all just try to get along? There are people on this site who refuse to talk with me too. I don't understand why there has to be so much animosity.

just part of life angelgirl...
there are LOTS of people in real life who do not like me .... (and i know some of you are not at all surprised about that) but after they get to know me, they like me.. if i let them get to know me...
im just sayin... some people just DONT get along. really its natural and part of life...
a friend of mine (a psychologist) says that the reason a person admires another is because he can see something in that other person that is also inside himself, that he cant normally see in himself or that quality is under nurished...
and, i think the opposite of that scenario must apply to situations where a peron dislikes or even hates another.

<font color="green">This thread was made to ask for peace. We all need it and we all come here hoping for solace, support, friendship and peace from the stressors that upset us so much.

I am guilty at of being triggered a couple weeks ago to the point I snapped. All of us can occasionally "lose it". It's called being human.

In the case of a people declaring hatred toward others, perhaps a mediator of one of the admins would be of help. No one should be afraid of or stressed out over coming here.

Jan

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"Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with ME!"

okay y'all I'm going to jump into this fray....after reading the posts in this thread and in many others I am going to go out on a limb and say that what is happening here and in many of the other threads is this: Those of us who have chosen to make this a regular place to be have in some way adopted the site and those in it as a family of sorts for one reason or another; whether it be common problems, common likes or dislikes or whatever..... Show me a family that does not have sniping of one kind or another and I'll show you one that has very little interaction or they live on different planets. It is not the fact that these conflicts happen it is what we do with them after they happen. I don't believe that most of the people in here are out to hurt anyone but it DOES happen as it does with people we interact with in "real" life. To expect perfection and COMPLETE protection from life is to lose touch with reality and to try to live in a "bubble". If anything this is a place to practice trying new things with others that are not yet "safe" in the real world: establishing boundaries, making amends, practicing assertivness or practicing tolerance as the case may be. It is even a place, I believe, to voice anger in a HEALTHY manner, discuss sadness and vulnerability. There are risks involved; they can't be avoided if you want to grow or learn to LIVE life instead of just exist. If one forum is uncomfortable GO TO ANOTHER. There are choices.....and it is each persons responsibility to make a choice and then accept the consequences of that choice. Yes we should try to get along; sometimes getting along means you don't get it YOUR way! I really love the diversity of all of the personalities in here; it creates a place whereupon we can experience what the real world is about without having to be "threateningly" face-to-face. I don't mean to get on a I just hope some of what I've expressed gives some food for thought.

Love, Hope, and Strength,
Pam